Internet Explorer 8 problem

Question

Hi,

I have Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 Enterprise x86. Recently I've been experiencing problems opening a few webpages like youtube download sites. It opens a dialog with a progress bar saying that Internet Explorer has stopped working. Then the page which I was trying to view becomes a page with title Webpage Error. On the page it says:

Internet Explorer has closed this webpage to help protect your computer. A malfunctioning or malicious add-on has caused Internet Explorer to close this webpage.

I have no problem opening these pages in IE8 installed on my Server 2003 Enterprise or XP Pro (both x86). Is there a way to stop this happening?

Thanks,

Rahul

Answer 1

There have been occurring issues like. Like, suddenly IE started displaying said message that 'IE has stopped working'

It can happen on heavy pages. Like while i was surfing to make an ad to sell used car, the problem occurred twice in IE, but no issues in chrome

Later on when i contacted the site owner - he did not expressed any awareness - He himself opened n put a demo version - which he was able to post
I got a reply later on to him from webmaster that it's neither the site issue and nor the browser issue

But - error can happen, depending on your system RAM, Internet speed, how many pages has one opened, is some page restricting the loading time. IE 8 is absolutely as good as Chrome. Point is on how many applications are you working at the same time

Answer 2

Hi Saahil,

My system specs, how many pages opened, etc. are certainly not my problem. In my Windows 7 PC I have 2 GB RAM with Intel Core 2 Duo. Normal amount of applications like Lync 2010, Realtek, etc. run. Plus, only 3-4 tabs are open.

In my Server 2003, I have 501 MB RAM, Intel Pentium 4. Around 5-6 other applications which don't use much RAM and up to 5-6 other tabs are open there. The only problem there is not responding, which goes off when I wait a little. I cannot install other browsers, as the Windows 7 laptop is my mother's office laptop.

Regards

Rahul

Answer 3

Try then cleaning up your system with some good anti virus

If the problem still persists - may upgrade to IE-9

Probably - this could be the last solution.. You may be wondering what if it reoccurs again . Lets hope - it should not. IE-9 is an upgraded version n i personally has not been facing any such issue in IE9 in recent past. 

Thanks

Answer 4

Hi Saahil,

There are no malware on the laptop. Microsoft Forefront Client Security is set to automatically scan every 6 hours. I will try IE9

Regards